69218 Zip Code (Merriman, NE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 408
Zip code population in 2010: 260
Zip code population in 2000: 278

Houses and condos: 207
Renter-occupied apartments: 46
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 69218: 71.3 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 516.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.789 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $278 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,720 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 69218:

• High school or higher: 98.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 69218:

• Never married: 12.2%
• Now married: 78.7%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 4.9%
• Divorced: 3.1%

• 
• • 38594.4%White
  • 235.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 69218, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,710 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,710
State:	$44,271

Salary/wage: $19,691 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,691
State:	$38,230

Taxable interest for individuals: $956 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$956
Nebraska:	$1,759

Taxable dividends: $348 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$348
State:	$2,804

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,257 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,257
State:	+$7,887

Profit/loss from business: +$1,125 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,125
State:	+$7,743

Total tax: $1,912 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

69218:	$1,912
State:	$6,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,652 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,652
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.2%

Here:	82%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 80.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 69343, 69211, 57551, 57574, 69219, 57714.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 163

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (31 now married, 4 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 69218 with a mortgage: 9 (2 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,337
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $504

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 69218 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 37$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999
• 49$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 69218

• 9Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 56$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 21$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 69218

• 1$200 to $249
• 7$350 to $399
• 4$900 to $999
• 30No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,512
• Two or more races householders: $42,504

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,434

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $126,965

Here:	$126,965
State:	$274,677

Mobile homes: $121,703

Here:	$121,703
State:	$67,339

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 180
• One, attached: 4
• Mobile homes: 17

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 69218

• 22.8%48Drove a car alone
• 22.3%47Carpooled
• 6.2%13Bus or trolley bus
• 27.1%57Walked
• 6.7%14Other means
• 11.4%24Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 69218

• 85Less than 5 minutes
• 1810 to 14 minutes
• 4115 to 19 minutes
• 120 to 24 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes
• 2460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 408

• Male householders: 59 (14 living alone), Female householders: 114 (11 living alone)

• 115 spouses (115 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 85 children (69 natural, 14 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 18 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 95 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 3 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person

74 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men).

101.1% of residents of 69218 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• WEST PLAINS GRAIN INCORPORATED (300 N MAIN ST in MERRIMAN, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: COOP NON-STOCK GRAIN ASSN.

• MERRIMAN LANDFILL (NO ADDRESS in MERRIMAN, NE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Nebraska tracking) - REFUSE DISPOSAL
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• MERRIMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL ( in MERRIMAN, NE)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-160070001
  

• WEBER EQUIPMENT CO (MAIN ST in MERRIMAN, NE)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: OIL AND GAS FIELD MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.8%

Population in 1990: 873.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 318
• Midwest: 77
• West: 11

72% of the 69218 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

91% of the 69218 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 69218 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	5	72.2 years
Carl	4	83.7 years
Mildred	4	84.5 years
Donald	3	59.3 years
William	3	77.7 years
George	2	79.0 years
Clarence	2	82.0 years
Paul	2	79.0 years
Grace	2	90.5 years
Maude	2	83.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 69218 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Moreland	5	76.0 years
Thayer	4	79.2 years
Fairhead	3	83.4 years
Cobb	3	90.0 years
Young	3	74.3 years
Micheel	3	89.7 years
Skinner	3	75.3 years
Johnson	2	78.0 years
Clausen	2	75.1 years
Iske	2	85.0 years